Architect: Cottee Parker Architects
Location: Manly, QLD
Product: SJ Jalousie
Darling Point Special School in Manly, Queensland, provides specialist education for students with intellectual and physical disabilities. Its new state-of-the-art learning centre — delivered by Bryant Building Contractors and designed by Cottee Parker Architects — comprises 16 General Learning Areas, associated support spaces, outdoor learning areas, and integrated play environments. Overlooking Moreton Bay, the building was conceived to maximise natural ventilation, connection to place, and occupant wellbeing, with the louvre façade playing a central role in achieving each of these outcomes.
Safetyline Jalousie supplied 108 prefabricated SJ Jalousie louvre windows across the teaching, support, and circulation spaces. Specified for their high free air performance, the louvres deliver consistent cross ventilation throughout the learning centre — including stairwells and connecting spaces — reducing reliance on mechanical systems and supporting thermal comfort in an exposed coastal climate. Manufactured locally and supplied as complete units, the windows streamlined installation while integrating cleanly with the architectural intent: generous daylight, a clear connection to the coastal setting, and a cohesive building envelope.
What sets this project apart is what the louvres were asked to do beyond ventilation. Working closely with Cottee Parker Architects, Safetyline Jalousie developed a bespoke solution incorporating custom-coloured Vanceva laminated glass louvre blades, graduated in tone to reflect the sunrise over Moreton Bay — warm yellow at the horizon shifting to blues and purples above. The colour palette was developed through direct engagement with the school community and informed by sensory learning pedagogy. For students with sensory processing differences, the built environment has a direct effect on mood, behaviour, and the capacity to learn. Rather than harsh artificial light, the coloured blades refract and diffuse natural light into soft, shifting washes of colour, an environment that supports calm, engagement, and a gentle sense of orientation through the building.
Because colour and light change throughout the day, the façade is never static. Shadows lengthen, hues shift, and the building offers a quiet, dynamic source of sensory engagement that responds to the rhythm of the day. Every blade was colour-matched to the architect’s vision, a precise and time-intensive process that reflects Safetyline Jalousie’s experience delivering bespoke architectural solutions.
Practical considerations were resolved alongside the design intent. Frames were finished in Platinum Anodised E87CM (Matt) CA25, selected for durability in a coastal setting close to the bay. Removable winders allow the louvres to be operated safely by teachers and maintenance staff. The SJ Jalousie system also holds Red List Free status on the Declare database, supporting healthier material selection in a building designed for vulnerable occupants.
Darling Point Special School demonstrates what considered material selection can achieve — a façade that performs technically while actively contributing to the educational experience. It is a project where ventilation, durability, compliance, and architectural intent are resolved together, and one Safetyline Jalousie is proud to have been part of.
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As the most recent addition to the Safetyline Jalousie family, Ali is still coming to terms with the fact that a typical telephone conversation will often be answered with “You’re calling from Safety what”? followed by having to sound out and spell the name “ja-lou-sie” (it happens to us all). Born in Lebanon, Ali has moved around a lot over the years, living in Cyprus, Sydney for most of his Schooling, as well as China and Hong Kong. He currently resides in Melbourne where he spends a lot of time in his garden or doing some sort of work around the house. (Not too dissimilar to many other Melburnians following the onset of Covid). With a very obvious cultured background, Ali is warm and talkative and he’ll get you talking too.
Adam is our strategist and big ideas generator whose somewhat reserved nature could have some mistake him as a bit of an introvert. But that’s only until this quiet thinker is given a whiteboard and a marker – and then there’s no stopping the dialogue! 7 Years in at Safetyline Jalousie, Adam is continually expanding on his knowledge of the construction industry and is incredibly driven in his pursuit to help create better buildings via the use of better products. When Adam’s not on his quest to improve Australia’s built environment he’s spending most weekends escorting one of his 4 young kids to birthday parties, sometimes multiple parties. He has some stealth survival tips for other parents currently in the same predicament.
Michael has become recognised at Safetyline Jalousie for his continually changing hairstyles (facial hair included). Buzz cut, undercut, dreadlocks, even a mullet. We’ve see it all. His current man bun could even be gone before we finish this sentence. Always up for a laugh, friends and colleagues love a chat with Michael, and his easy-going and approachable nature has earned him the respect of all staff. In fact, he even has a cohort of followers on the factory floor sporting his same hairstyles. Outside of work Michael has recently turned his attention to mountain bike riding. His very first ride ended with a pretty serious accident resulting in a deep puncture wound to his leg– it’s been a sore topic for his leg and his ego.
Mandy has been with Safetyline jalousie since day one so would technically be considered a geriatric in “Jalousie years”. Whilst her role has changed and evolved over her time with the business, one thing that hasn’t is the happy and fun, team culture that she says “continues to make each day at work a joy”. As a mum of two little ones, Mandy thrives on new challenges and a little bit of chaos. Although, as a self-proclaimed clean freak, she ensures that all forms of chaos are kept in a very neat and tidy manner. We’ve also observed that Mandy appears to have an inherent fear of colour and will almost only ever be seen in black or white (or sometimes grey if she is being really out there).
As a busy mother of 4, Lisa is highly skilled in organising, delegating, and troubleshooting – the proficiencies which she also demonstrates in her daily management of the Safetyline Jalousie office. Lisa tells us that she lives by the saying “What doesn’t break you makes you stronger”. (No doubt she’s had to use this little piece or personal encouragement from time to time to deal with our infinite requests)! Always on the go, Lisa has a very active lifestyle and starts every day with a walk to the beach with her husband and two dogs. Of an evening she still has the energy to spare for star jumps and squats in her makeshift gym/ (our office) before heading home to her other full-time job as “mum”.
Leigh aka “Wolfpack” is one-half of the driving force behind Safetyline Jalousie and comes with two decades of experience within the Australian manufacturing and construction industry. The multi-award-winning entrepreneur and father of three youngsters is a passionate advocate for supporting Australian-made goods and improving the built environment for future generations to come. Always up for a challenge, Leigh never sits still and is constantly pushing himself to test his physical and mental endurance. He’s given just about everything a go. From amateur MMA fights, triathlons, or personal development endeavours, Leigh stands by the motto, ‘I never lose, either I win or I learn’.
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